Caseous Calcification of the Mitral Valve Ring

Heart Lung and Circulation

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 187-188

  Marcu, Constantin B ^a   Ghantous, Andre E ^b   Prokop, Edward K ^b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b HOSPITAL OF SAINT RAPHAEL   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcification; Caseous; Mitral annulus

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CHOLESTEROL; FATTY ACID;

AGED; ARTICLE; CALCIFICATION; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; HEART ABSCESS; HEART TUMOR; HEART VENTRICLE WALL; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; MITRAL ANNULAR CALCIFICATION; MITRAL VALVE DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

AGED; AGING; CALCINOSIS; HEART VALVE DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; MITRAL VALVE;

EID: 33745481810     PISSN: 14439506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2006.02.004     Document Type: Article

References (2)

1. Harpaz D., Auerbach I., Vered Z., Motro M., Tobar A., and Rosenblatt S. Caseous calcification of the mitral annulus: a neglected, unrecognized diagnosis. J Am Soc Echocardiogr 14 (2001) 825-831
2. Kronzon I., Winer H.E., and Cohen M.L. Sterile, caseous mitral anular abscess. J Am Coll Cardiol 2 (1983) 186-190